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Ask HN: How do I find out what I am curious about?

3 points by dev_0 4y ago

I dabbled in many things but didn’t manage to focus on anything much unless it is related to my work. How do I discover what I am really curious about?

mikercampbell 4y ago
What are the things you dabbled in? There could be opportunity there if you do it in new ways? My favorite way is to find people with passions. Ask them about what their passion is! Try it, with them if possible. If you like it, you immediately have someone to share that passion with. Not only that, but they can mentor you in it, say what worked for them, where to start, etc.
- dev_0 4y ago
  I study new tools in DevOps and security during weekend. I read productivity books and listen to podcast like Huberman. This might be because I want to improve myself. Not sure this is considered as curiosity. Every time there are resources shared in hacker news, I will note them down and explore them later
nicbou 4y ago
Curiosity is cultivated. I found that certain YouTube channels, podcasts and books have done a lot to cultivate mine. Surely you’re joking, Mr Feynman is a book that shows you how curiosity is rewarded. I think that curiosity comes from appreciation. A car isn’t just a car once you understand how it works. A walk in the forest isn’t the same once you learn a bit about plants or pay attention to birdsong. Once you start sketching, art galleries come to life. One thing I did was to have a todo list for things I don’t understand. For a while, I was reading about rainbows, doppler radars, transmissions, countries, plants etc. It might have been forced curiosity, but it planted seeds for genuine curiosity. I have also read that sketching is the art of noticing, more so than photography. Stopping to notice things is important.
- dev_0 4y ago
  Can you share these yt channel?
  - nicbou 4y ago
    General: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A General: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C_jShtL725hvbm1arSV9w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C_jShtL725hvbm1arSV9w Logistics: https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions Art: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1 https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1 Woodworking: https://www.youtube.com/c/laurakampf https://www.youtube.com/c/laurakampf Workshop stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPO4D4-UeeFQceK8XrgwXug https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPO4D4-UeeFQceK8XrgwXug Workshop, manufacturing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA Electronics: https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYPerks https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYPerks Machining: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony Cars: https://www.youtube.com/c/Petrolicious https://www.youtube.com/c/Petrolicious Science: https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium

3 points by dev_0 4y ago

I dabbled in many things but didn’t manage to focus on anything much unless it is related to my work. How do I discover what I am really curious about?

mikercampbell 4y ago

What are the things you dabbled in? There could be opportunity there if you do it in new ways? My favorite way is to find people with passions. Ask them about what their passion is! Try it, with them if possible. If you like it, you immediately have someone to share that passion with. Not only that, but they can mentor you in it, say what worked for them, where to start, etc.

dev_0 4y ago
I study new tools in DevOps and security during weekend. I read productivity books and listen to podcast like Huberman. This might be because I want to improve myself. Not sure this is considered as curiosity. Every time there are resources shared in hacker news, I will note them down and explore them later

nicbou 4y ago

Curiosity is cultivated. I found that certain YouTube channels, podcasts and books have done a lot to cultivate mine. Surely you’re joking, Mr Feynman is a book that shows you how curiosity is rewarded. I think that curiosity comes from appreciation. A car isn’t just a car once you understand how it works. A walk in the forest isn’t the same once you learn a bit about plants or pay attention to birdsong. Once you start sketching, art galleries come to life. One thing I did was to have a todo list for things I don’t understand. For a while, I was reading about rainbows, doppler radars, transmissions, countries, plants etc. It might have been forced curiosity, but it planted seeds for genuine curiosity. I have also read that sketching is the art of noticing, more so than photography. Stopping to notice things is important.

dev_0 4y ago
Can you share these yt channel?
- nicbou 4y ago
  General: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A General: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C_jShtL725hvbm1arSV9w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C_jShtL725hvbm1arSV9w Logistics: https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions Art: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1 https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1 Woodworking: https://www.youtube.com/c/laurakampf https://www.youtube.com/c/laurakampf Workshop stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPO4D4-UeeFQceK8XrgwXug https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPO4D4-UeeFQceK8XrgwXug Workshop, manufacturing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA Electronics: https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYPerks https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYPerks Machining: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony Cars: https://www.youtube.com/c/Petrolicious https://www.youtube.com/c/Petrolicious Science: https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium